Robotic Vehicles
This is the most common type of ground-based robotic vehicle, often used for exploration on challenging terrain.
Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)
This is the term for the main body of an aircraft that holds the cargo compartment or payload.
Fuselage
This type of robot control requires a human operator to manually control all movements using a joystick or similar device.
Remote Controlled (RC)
This aerodynamic force is created by the airfoil and allows an aircraft to rise off the ground.
Lift
This navigation technique involves calculating one's current position based on a previously determined position and direction/speed of travel.
Dead Reckoning
This type of robotic vehicle is designed to operate on the surface of water and can be unmanned or autonomous.
Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV)
Name the three main elements of common robotic vehicle architecture.
1. Mechanical Structure or Frame
2. Electronic Systems and Motive Sources
3. Software program running on computer of microprocessor onboard
This level of autonomy means the vehicle is fully automatic and can perform all tasks without human intervention.
LOA 4 and or 5
Name the four forces that act on an aircraft during flight.
Weight
Lift
Thrust
Drag
This system uses satellites to provide positioning, navigation, and timing services for robotic vehicles.
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
A robot is defined as this type of machine that can operate autonomously or semi-autonomously and is controlled by computer software.
Electro Mechanical Machine
This electronic device measures angular accelerations around the pitch, roll, and yaw axes of an aircraft.
Gyroscopes
Name the four basic types of robot controls.
1. Remote Control or (Teleoperated)
2. Pre Programmed Control
3. Supervisory Control
4. Autonomous Control
This angle, measured between the chord line and the relative airflow, is crucial for controlling lift in a fixed wing aircraft.
Angle of Attack
This safety feature uses GPS to create virtual boundaries to restrict or prohibit air vehicle operations in certain areas.
Geofencing
Name two environments or industries where robotic vehicles are widely used.
- Transportation
- Earth and Space Exploration
- Surgery
- Laboratory Research
- Military Weaponry
- Mass Production of Consumer and Industrial Goods
This type of battery is most commonly used in robotics for its high energy density and rechargeability.
Lithium Polymer (LiPO)
This type of control allows the operator to set conditions, and the system will not operate unless those conditions are met.
Automatic Control
This term refers to the combined effect of all aerodynamic forces that resist the motion of an aircraft through the air.
Total Drag
Name two types of active sensors commonly used for obstacle detection in unmanned vehicles.
RADAR
LiDAR
SONAR
This is the main purpose of using robotic vehicles instead of humans for certain jobs.
To perform more jobs economically, more accurately and more reliably than humans, often performing tasks and environments unsuitable for humans.
This device converts rotational energy from an engine into electrical energy in a robotic vehicle.
Alternator
This term describes the operator not actively controlling the vehicle but being able to override the autonomous system if needed.
Traded Control
This principle states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure exerted by the fluid.
Bernoulli Principle
This five-step process is used by air vehicles to autonomously avoid obstacles in their flight path.
Detection
Analysis
Decision Making
Maneuvering
Rejoining